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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What album is depicted on Natasha's phone cover?
(a) "The White Album."
(b) "Head Like a Hole."
(c) "Nevermind."
(d) "Disentigration."

2. How many intimate questions comprise the study about love that Daniel describes in the narrative?
(a) 42.
(b) 39.
(c) 36.
(d) 180.

3. From what condition does Natasha say Asian American men are most likely to die from?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Kidney disease.

4. At what time does the USCIS officer tell Natasha her family has to leave the country by in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 11:00 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 12:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

5. When she is asked about how she surmises she will die, Natasha tells Daniel that as a black woman living in the United States, she is most likely to die from what condition?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Kidney disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Daniel's appointment get rescheduled for when he calls the office?

2. What does Irene want to confiscate but does not, in “Irene: A History"?

3. What is Natasha's last name?

4. When she is asked about how she surmises she will die, Natasha tells Daniel that as a black woman living in the United States, she is most likely to die at what age?

5. What is Daniel's number one reason for stating that Charlie is an "asshole" in the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bev and what is the significance of this character in the novel?

2. How is "love" perceived by Natasha and by Daniel in the novel?

3. How are the concepts of practicality and romanticism juxtaposed in the novel?

4. Who is Daniel scheduled to meet with from Yale? Why?

5. What are Natasha's feelings about science?

6. What does "Deus ex Machina" mean and why does the author use this phrase in The Sun is Also a Star?

7. Why does Natasha become flustered and leave the coffee shop?

8. What "event" leads to Daniel pursuing the signs of God in the novel?

9. What are the relationships like in Daniel's family?

10. Who is Hannah Winter and what role does she play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?

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